Trip

Mexicans, like most of the citizens of the world, have many worries, sorrows and problems; Needless to say, this is a truism. Not in vain does the Catholic religion say that we live in a valley of tears, although we try to deny it every day and affirm that we are here to be happy. The worst of all is that the desolation is here and the tears too. And so it has been before, now and always will be, and for the record, before you leave this reading I affirm that I am not depressed. Illness, old age and death are part of these misfortunes that we all face or will face at some point in our existence.

It is not to accentuate the pessimistic tone of my reflections, but, as if that were not enough, there are times that misfortunes accumulate, as in these almost two years in which the Covid (and other dire circumstances) have deeply affected all of humanity .

A study recently published by the prestigious journal The Lancet confirms the seriousness of this moment, especially for Mexico. The harsh conclusion of this research, carried out with data from the IMSS and with the participation of leading Mexican researchers, the College and the Bank of Mexico, is that the poor in our country have five times the risk of dying from the coronavirus than the poor. they have more resources.

I quote verbatim: “People in the lowest income decile are five times more likely to die from Covid-19 than those in the top decile, even after adjusting for comorbidities.”

The researchers also found that among the infected people, those who earned less were also four times more likely to be hospitalized, that is, these people suffer the disease more seriously than people with more money, due to their living conditions, environment, feeding, etc. How strong!

But what is most saddening is that despite the current administration’s proclamation that “the poor first” here in our nation there are four million more poor people than when this six-year term began. And this information is self-explanatory, it does not need any comment.

If we add to this that the Seguro Popular disappeared overnight; that the fund to support families with catastrophic illnesses no longer exists; that the cuts to the Health Sector have occurred time and again under the pretext of fighting corruption and austerity and that even President López Obrador himself recognized that in three years the purchase and distribution of essential medicines for health has not been achieved. life of thousands and thousands of sick children and adults … I think you can understand my state of hopelessness.

In the midst of this difficult health situation that we face in Mexico, it is clear to many of us that in order to solve these underlying problems it is mainly necessary to generate wealth and jobs and that this is not the time to arouse the suspicion of the governments of the USA and Canada (our main trading partners), who view with concern the stubbornness of the Mexican government to carry out, among other things, the multi-mentioned electricity reform that represents a setback for our country.

The insecurity in our territory, the increase in violence, the increase in rapes and femicides among other atrocities that are experienced every day in Mexico, the migratory problem … the first Mexican president does not seem to care seriously either. Beyond the mega militarization of the country, there is neither strategy nor political will to attend to them or to at least mitigate them.

In these conditions, all that remains for me is to wish the entire Mexican delegation already in Washington that they really have a good trip.

Psychologist

Guest column

Psychologist, host, writer, commentator for Grupo Fórmula.